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Salvias

WhippetWhippet Posts: 145
Is it possible to divide a clump of Salvias and move some to a different position? Its in a fairly sheltered place.
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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    edited September 2023
    There are several varieties of salvia and our advice would depend on which variety you have.
    Do you know the name? if not, if you could post a pic we'll id the type and offer advice.

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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    If it's a herbaceous one, or one of the shrubby ones that spreads underground and comes up all over the place like Nachtvlinder, then yes. If it's a shrubby one that grows from a single "trunk" at ground level then no, but you can take cuttings.
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  • WhippetWhippet Posts: 145
    Pete.8 said:
    There are several varieties of salvia and our advice would depend on which variety you have.
    Do you know the name? if not, if you could post a pic we'll id the type and offer advice.
    I dont know the name unfortunately and no joy with drag/drop photos but thankyou   :smile:

  • WhippetWhippet Posts: 145
    JennyJ said:
    If it's a herbaceous one, or one of the shrubby ones that spreads underground and comes up all over the place like Nachtvlinder, then yes. If it's a shrubby one that grows from a single "trunk" at ground level then no, but you can take cuttings.

    It hasnt come up anywhere else and as far as I can see it has lots of stems coming from the same point. Its gone a bit 'wild' and looks untidy but I dont want to kill it because the Bees love it and it flowered for months.





  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Cant see your photos - theres are the 3 main types-

    annual salvia


    perennial salvia

    shrubby salvia


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  • WhippetWhippet Posts: 145
    Its exactly like the perennial one
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    edited September 2023
    I don't think you can divide those, although l'm happy to be proved wrong. I usually propagate them  from cuttings.

    https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-salvia/
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited September 2023
    There are so many different ones. I have divided S Caradonna once not something that I would recommend if the plant was just a couple of years old. They look better in generous clumps.
    The woody forms sometimes you will find seedlings along side best from cuttings.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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